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It’s a heck of a way to run a pre-election campaign. On the eve of an expected election, politicians usually spend their time playing up good news, downplaying the bad, shaking hands and kissing babies.

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Louis Morissette and Véronique Cloutier rolled the dice big time by walking away from their lucrative TV careers to launch a comic stage show. Neither needed to take this risk. But judging by the reaction of the sold-out house Thursday night at Théâtre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts, the gamble is paying off. The tone […]

Kelly Nickerson, winner of The Gazette’s VIP contest, spends her birthday with Oprah Winfrey. The prize includes tickets to Oprah’s show Thursday night at the Bell Centre along with a meet-and-greet with Lady O herself. But first, the Kirkland resident will spend the day being pampered.

In the discreet, mahogany-panelled surroundings of Chicago's exclusive Ralph Lauren restaurant, Maria Shriver was dining with her close friend Oprah Winfrey last Monday night. Glasses clinked and the conversation flowed as the two women enjoyed the exquisite menu, discussing the end of Winfrey's 25-year chat-show run.

Is journalism too negative, especially for a world on edge?
Looking on the bright side is no longer just an attitude, it's a
science, says filmmaker and former "angry young man" Albert
Nerenberg, who now also works as a "laughologist." Nerenberg tackles
the upside of life in a monthly Gazette series, Positivity. Today:
The secret of happiness. Next month: The science of your smile.

The inclusion of Incendies was the good news for local flag-wavers. The bad news was that Barney’s Version didn’t make it into the group of 10 for best film or that Barney portrayer Paul Giamatti, winner of the Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical, was snubbed by Oscar in the best actor category.